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Jerome

ʤəroʊm
WordNet
Saint Jerome in the wilderness, reading a book. Hieronymus leans on a stack of books and points his finger at the spot in a book he has just read. Next to him is a crucifix on the table.
Saint Jerome in the wilderness, reading a book. Hieronymus leans on a stack of books and points his finger at the spot in a book he has just read. Next to him is a crucifix on the table.
  1. (n) Jerome
    (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
Illustrations
Saint Jerome as a hermit in a cave. Kneeling and praying for a crucifix. Behind him the lion.
Saint Jerome as a hermit in a cave. Kneeling and praying for a crucifix. Behind him the lion.
Saint Jerome reading
St. Jerome seated in a church vault. He is half naked, but still wears his cardinal robe. His cardinal's hat is next to him on a bench. He is writing and his working tools (inkwell, books, pen) are also depicted. The lion he once helped, his personal attribute, is next to him. The print bears an inscription with Hieronymus' name and a Latin caption. The series concerns the four Church Fathers.
St. Jerome seated in a church vault. He is half naked, but still wears his cardinal robe. His cardinal's hat is next to him on a bench. He is writing and his working tools (inkwell, books, pen) are also depicted. The lion he once helped, his personal attribute, is next to him. The print bears an inscription with Hieronymus' name and a Latin caption. The series concerns the four Church Fathers.
A landscape with the domain of a monastery. In the foreground Saint Jerome in front of a crucifix. He chastises himself. Next to him are his cardinal's hat and the lion. The print is part of a series of landscapes with Christian stories as their theme. The print edited with pen and brown ink at the height of the sky.
A landscape with the domain of a monastery. In the foreground Saint Jerome in front of a crucifix. He chastises himself. Next to him are his cardinal's hat and the lion. The print is part of a series of landscapes with Christian stories as their theme. The print edited with pen and brown ink at the height of the sky.
Saint Jerome is sitting in a cave reading on a stone. The lion is sleeping on the ground. Print from the catalog of Italian paintings by Leopold Willem, governor of the Southern Netherlands, Theatrum Pictorum compiled by David Terniers; in the bottom margin are the dimensions of the original painting.
Saint Jerome is sitting in a cave reading on a stone. The lion is sleeping on the ground. Print from the catalog of Italian paintings by Leopold Willem, governor of the Southern Netherlands, Theatrum Pictorum compiled by David Terniers; in the bottom margin are the dimensions of the original painting.
Saint Jerome. Kneeling, with tears in his eyes, praying before a crucifix on an altar made of a table covered with a Persian carpet, two candles, a book and a painting. A rosary in the hands.
Saint Jerome. Kneeling, with tears in his eyes, praying before a crucifix on an altar made of a table covered with a Persian carpet, two candles, a book and a painting. A rosary in the hands.
Saint Jerome kneeling bare-chested by an open book on a rock. Here are also his hat and an inkstand. Two more books on the floor. The lion lies to the left behind.
Saint Jerome kneeling bare-chested by an open book on a rock. Here are also his hat and an inkstand. Two more books on the floor. The lion lies to the left behind.
The penitent Saint Jerome with a book on a table in the wilderness. On the left a landscape with a rider.
The penitent Saint Jerome with a book on a table in the wilderness. On the left a landscape with a rider.
Usage in the news

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin is hugged by wide receiver Jerome Simpson after Harvin's touchdown in the third quarter. twincities.com

Jerome Butts, Leonard Joyner, Kevin Edward Smith. 2.nbc17.com

Romain Jerome's 'Space Invaders' watches will make you want to take out a second mortgage. mlive.com

Jerome Miron/US PresswireThird-string quarterback T.J. Yates will likely take the reins in Houston after an injury to Matt Leinart. espn.go.com

Mug shot of Matthew Jerome provided by Allen County Sheriff's Dept. ane.com

Davon Townsend , Jerome Howell. shelbystar.com

Jerome Howell, Davon Townsend . shelbystar.com

Mr and Mrs William Jerome Howell Sr. And Ms Lula Townsend Dinnerson and Mr Larry D Dinnerson of Fairmont, N.C. shelbystar.com

Data EP 04252308 2004 04 20 Applicant STMicroelectronics, Inc Inventor(s) Tamagno, David Tournemille, Jerome. securityinfowatch.com

It made "editorial sense" to compare these Bears to the Super Bowl shufflers, but Sunday night's shutdown of Chicago is what the Texans do, says Jerome Solomon of the Houston Chronicle. espn.go.com

SHOOTER ADVISED OBAMA TRANSITION By Jerome R Corsi 2009 WorldNetDaily. elliscountypress.com

Jerome Williams has plenty of time to rebound. espn.go.com

Renault has announced Ho-Pin Tung , Jerome D'Ambrosio and Jan Charouz as its reserve drivers for the 2010 season. racer.com

Prescott, Jerome and Sedona Tour. phoenixnewtimes.com

Chen Guangcheng flanked by an interpreter and Jerome Cohen. nyc.org

Usage in scientific papers

S´ebastien Bardin, Alain Finkel, and J´erˆome Leroux.
Least Significant Digit First Presburger Automata

The authors would like to thank J´erˆome Durand-Lose, Jacques Mazoyer, Nicolas Ollinger, Guillaume Theyssier and Philippe Jorrand.
Partitioned quantum cellular automata are intrinsically universal

Baily F. 1847, A catalogue of those stars in the Histoire Céleste Francaise of Jerome Delalande.
Astrometry during the past 2000 years

Richard Bonnaire, who has initiated the SalsaJ pro ject, David Weissenbach, who has started the modification of the interface and Reynald Berriot, who has helped to stabilize the code at an early stage and Jˆerome Lucas, Olivier Marco.
Astrophysics datamining in the classroom: Exploring real data with new software tools and robotic telescopes

The discovery of Organic Superconductivity by Bechgaard, Jerome and Ribault was indeed a long awaited D-day of landing.
Topological Character of Excitations in Strongly Correlated Electronic Systems: Confinement and Dimensional Crossover

Usage in literature

Jerome upon Jeremiah and Isaiah. "Bibliomania in the Middle Ages" by Frederick Somner Merryweather

Tell Jerome that I shall sit there in future. "Peggy Stewart at School" by Gabrielle E. Jackson

Or, again, take St. Jerome in his study, in the Scuola di San Giorgio. "The Venetian Painters of the Renaissance" by Bernhard Berenson

St. Jerome seated at the foot of a tree. "Rembrandt and His Works" by John Burnet

Father Jerome was never wrong. "The Broken Cup" by Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke

Then Jerome had to shake hands with every person in the crowd; and every man who had a house or cottage begged Jerome to be his guest. "The Peasant and the Prince" by Harriet Martineau

With other property, Mr. Jerome owned the controlling interest in the "Times," then very valuable. "Destruction and Reconstruction:" by Richard Taylor

It is not to be found in Jerome, Augustine, or Chrysostom. "Folkways" by William Graham Sumner

St. Jerome born 75 350. "Our Fathers Have Told Us" by John Ruskin

Prince Jerome, who had already been wounded at the passage of the Sambre, had his hand slightly grazed by a musket shot. "Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II" by Pierre Antoine Edouard Fleury de Chaboulon

Usage in poetry
Lord of the Tenth Life,
Welcome my Jerome,
A fierce, gold tabby.
Make him feel at home.
"Petition" by Henri Coulette
you hear the urgent whistling of a plover,
reminding you of someone's Saint Jerome:
so much solitude and passion come
from that one voice, whose fierce request the downpour
"Before Summer Rain" by Rainer Maria Rilke Author object (544)
"Praise God," said Father Tim McGee, "he made you restitution,
And if he ever kneels to me I'll give him absolution."
"I'll have you guys to understand," said Driver Bill Jerome,
"The squarest gunman in the land is Black Moran from Nome."
"Black Moran" by Robert W Service Author object (576)
The mule-skinner was Bill Jerome, the passengers were three;
Two tinhorns from the dives of Nome, and Father Tim McGee.
And as for sunny Southland bound, through weary woods they sped,
The solitude that ringed them round was silent as the dead.
"Black Moran" by Robert W Service Author object (576)